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      • Goats
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        • Pygora
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        • Crosses
        • CVM/Romeldale
        • Dorset
        • East Friesian
        • Finnsheep
        • Hog Island
        • Icelandic
        • Jacob
        • Leicester Longwool
        • Lincoln Longwool
        • Merino
        • Navajo Churro
        • Romney
        • Shetland
        • Southdown Babydoll
        • Suffolk
        • Teeswater
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LocalFiber Directory

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